Barrow Hill and New Whittington Demographics (Chesterfield, England)

Barrow Hill and New Whittington is a ward in Chesterfield of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Barrow Hill, New Whittington and Hollingwood.

In the 2011 census the population of Barrow Hill and New Whittington was 5,903 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Barrow Hill and New Whittington is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

96.1% of people living in Barrow Hill and New Whittington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% India, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Nigeria.

98.9% of people living in Barrow Hill and New Whittington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% German, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% French.

The religious make up of Barrow Hill and New Whittington is 62.7% Christian, 28.9% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 418 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

45.9% of people are married, 14.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 367 widowed people living in Barrow Hill and New Whittington.

The top occupations listed by people in Barrow Hill and New Whittington are Skilled trades 12.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.7%, Elementary 11.4%, Professional 11.2%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Associate professional and technical 9.7%, Caring personal service 9.5%, Administrative 9.3%.